title: Protein S in normal subjects and patients with peripheral arterial disease.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate if alterations in protein S levels occur in peripheral arterial disease. In a group of 33 patients with peripheral arterial disease and in a group of 10 healthy volunteers we have the quantitative determination of functional protein S. The observer values show non significant difference in protein S levels among vasculopathic patients and controls (only five out of 33 patients showed low protein S levels). These data seem to suggest that low protein S levels do not play an important role in the development of peripheral arterial disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trifiletti
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pizzoleo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scamardi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soraci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nevoso
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barbera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D017293:Protein S / Q000378:metabolism*; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D017293:Protein S